The Index Committee announces the Moscow Exchange Indices review

At a meeting on May 15, 2013 the Index Committee of Moscow Exchange advised to approve the constituent lists of the Broad Market Index, Moscow Exchange Main Indices (the MICEX Index and RTS Index), Second-Tier Index, Blue Chip Index, Sectoral Indices as well as free floats effective from June 18, 2013 through September 16, 2013.

Ordinary shares of IDGC of Volga, JSC, ARMADA OJSC and Hals Development OJSC will be added to the Broad Market Index from the relevant waiting list to replace preferred shares of Dorogobuzh OJSC and Lenenergo OJSC.

Ordinary shares of OAO TMK will be included in the main Moscow Exchange Indices (the MICEX Index and RTS Index) while ordinary shares of JSC "OGK-2" will be removed.

Preferred shares of Surgutneftegas OJSC, ordinary shares of Magnit OJSC, MTS OJSC and JSC Tatneft will be added to the Blue-Chip Index to replace ordinary shares of Severstal OJSC and FGC UES JSC.

The Sectoral Indices Methodology provides for that a company with a specific industry profile included in the Broad Market Index must be added to the relevant Sectoral Index. Thus, ordinary shares of AFK Sistema OJSC and ALROSA will be included in the banks & finance index and metals & mining index respectively.

Coefficients used to determine free floats according to the new methodology will be revalued for some securities included in the new Moscow Exchange Indices" lists as follows: